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update on this, it's all reliable and fine. nothing to note other than if i had an XG i'd probably stay with the EA to ED engine just to keep a simple swap with no custom junk. this setup just means if another engine is needed, AU engines are plentiful currently. and with the MLS head gasket, unlikely to need a head gasket changed.

After a slight mishap with a concrete drain I've fucked up a rim with brand new tyre and my alignment so after crab walking it home I'm firing up the lemonade stand and Ill be rebuilding the front end and trying to do a diy alignment. Just one of those days

Thanks so much for replying Dean, yeah I was gonna give that a crack in the morning & did think wether undoing the top nut & bottom bolts then lowering the jack may work. Hopefully the springs aren't shagged, oh well to bad I'll give that ago & see how I get on.

Hey Bear, thanks alot. I've gone ahead & bought KYB Xcel G shocks, hopefully they go in with my current springs which i think are just lows not superlows. I did jack it up a little bit & measured the spring which was 25cm from the top to where it sits at the base, give or take a couple centimeters. Also measured bottom of the outer sill to the floor was 12cm. Few of the guys on XF FANATICS have gone with KYB on low shocks, finger's crossed I'm not on super lows, most of the modifications on my car are about 30yrs old now hence there being air shocks which apparently are a thing of the past haha . It's gonna suck if they shocks don't fit 🥴

Hey All, Got a strange one today. Replaced a broken odometer gear in the speedo. Bit fiddly but easy enough to do. However once I hooked my battery back up the fuel pump primed and a clicking sound came out of one of the relays. Inside the cab the Altinator and smart lock lights were on. Key was OUT of the ignition. Put the key in to try to start it and nothing. Put the battery on a charger for a couple of hours. Came back and smart lock light was off but Alt light still on. Ute started ok but the ALT gauge showed no charge. Went for a quick drive and nothing changed, then I went to turn it off and it wouldn't turn off! Even disconnected the neg terminal. Only when i did the pos terminal is stopped. Any ideas? Do I need a Preist to throw holy water over it or something??

I already tore the dash apart and cleaned up the shitty joints and cross checked it with my ghia dash so I dont thing thats the issue but the voltage is testing good at the battery so I cant see what gives. Heres the video of the issue on the ghia cluster

the information on the issue for the cluster might start on the previous page to this it was a common issue even 20yrs ago for the S pack clusters, i bought an XF with "low oil pressure" cheap once and the issue was just the cluster.

Yeah no problem, won't be able to test it till the weekend as my tub is full but if you want it just shoot me a message